Apr 4th 2015: Microsoft at middle age Flashcards

1
Q

让。。。生气

A

earn one’s wrath

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2
Q

不可抗争

A

incontestable law

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3
Q

压倒性统治的

A

crushingly dominant

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4
Q

超越。。。

A

leap ahead of …

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5
Q

蹒跚而又低效的巨大IT公司,IBM

A

stumbling behemoth of IT, IBM

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6
Q

主要对手

A

arch-rival

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7
Q

剧变

A

wrenching changes

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8
Q

数值计算

A

number crunching

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9
Q

防备着。。。

A

on guard for

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10
Q

干扰了预见性

A

distort the vision

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11
Q

保护自身已有产品线的痴迷

A

obsession with protecting its existing product line

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12
Q

和竞争对手达成一致

A

cut deals with its rivals

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13
Q

穿着喇叭裤和大翻领的日子(意为初创企业的日子)

A

days of flared trousers and outsized lapels

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14
Q

死灰复燃

A

revive flagging fortune

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15
Q

大把赚钱

A

milk the cash-cow

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16
Q

让。。。印象消失

A

dispel the impression